The Highly Political and Misunderstood Case of Moore v. Harper

The Moore case illustrates how difficult some of the court’s work can be. It also illustrates the ignorance and partisanship of many legal commentators and the foolishness behind the ubiquitous claim that the court has a “6–3 conservative bloc.”

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Supreme Court Upholds Bump Stock Ban. Again.

In the bump stick case, the plaintiffs demonstrate what not to do; surrender their bump stocks and then sue after the fact. They should have refused to turn them in to anyone and fought for legislation prohibiting local law enforcement from actively assisting any federal authorities on the matter.

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Be Prepared Michigan!

  June is a pivotal month for Michigan and our Country. Two extremely important rulings are due in June from the Supreme Court of the United States. Michigan citizens needs to be prepared. But first a update on just what is happening with road funding since Prop 1 was demolished at the ballot box.   …

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Supreme Court Ruling: Our New Health Care “Adventure”

So, the long-awaited moment is nearly here. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on several health care “reform” cases1 this week. Most probably the ruling will come today, which is the last day officially scheduled in the current term. Some pundits have wondered whether the Court will even extend the term… more

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Lies, Health Care, and Uninsure-able Statistics

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court, heard oral arguments regarding the constitutionality of the individual mandate, the single most talked-about provision contained in the health care “reform” act passed by a deeply divided Congress in 2010. Listening to the audio and reading the transcript was a textbook example of the “echo chamber effect,” which, in… more

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Individual Mandate Penalty a Tax? If YES – Then What?

Editor’s Note: For an overview of the health care case oral arguments at the Supreme Court, click HERE. “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” they say. Unfortunately, there’s some UNcertainty about what is, and is not, a tax at the U.S. Supreme Court, and Monday we all got a chance to listen in on… more

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US Supreme Court Health Care Arguments: The Basics

UPDATES noted in red: Last update, Sunday, April 1 @2:46pm The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on health care “reform” cases in three sessions on three days this week, beginning today, Monday, March 26. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the case, widely expected in June of this year, is of obvious historic importance,… more

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Rule of Law – Best of the Blogosphere

From time to time Grassroots in Michigan will feature guest bloggers writing on topics of interest on a state and national level From The Wizard of Laws Being a Judge Means Following the Law, No Matter How Distasteful Last year’s Michigan Supreme Court race featured a fairly clear choice between rule-of-law judges and empathy judges.  …

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Reality Check; Kagan’s mistreatment of our military at Harvard and her double standard

Army Reserve Captain Pete Hegseth is Executive Director of Vets for Freedom and was a Platoon Commander in Iraq with the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division from 2005-2006. Currently he’s working on his Master’s Degree at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Captain Hegseth gave testimony on Thursday before the Senate [...]

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